Some-Guy Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Well Iam just looking for some good reading material that some one might have run accross stuff like Engine Building roll cage building general car building stuff I suppose.. I 'can' do most of I just wanna learn how to do it RIGHT. I will for sure be getting the jags that run manual when I actualy figure out what kinda car Iam getting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 HPBooks has a number of decent reads. Jegs carries them... *HP Books: How to Make Your Car Handle *HP Books: Brake Systems HP Books: Fiberglass and Composite Materials HP Books: Auto Math Handbook HP Books: Automotive Electrical Handbook *HP Books: Metal Fabrication ''How-To's'' and Tips *HP Books: Chassis & Suspension Handbooks I don't have all of these, But I have had the books with * beside the and they are all decent reads. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8260 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 here are a few good books i though were helpful -maximum boost by corky bell (for turbos) -How To Hotrod & Race Your Datsun -How To Restore Your Datsun Z Car (extremely helpful!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260ZRED Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 "How to Build Max Performance Chevy Small Blocks on a Budget" by David Vizard worth every penny.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehelix112 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Race Car Vehicle Dynamics - Milliken & Milliken Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 DO YOURSELF A HUGE FAVOR buy these books, FIRST it will be the best money you ever spent, read them, and you will be miles ahead of the average guy. youll save thousands of dollars and thousands of hours once youve got a good basic understanding of what your trying to do! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1557882452/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_2_0/102-3607967-7950552?%5Fencoding=UTF8 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1557883343/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_2_1/102-3607967-7950552?%5Fencoding=UTF8 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...F8&v=glance http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...nce&s=books HOW TO BUILD THE SMALL BLOCK CHEVEROLET by LARRY ATHERTON&LARRY SCHREIB http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...2699400-6836852 . HOW TO BUILD MAX PERFORMANCE CHEVY SMALL BLOCKS ON A BUDGET by DAVID VIZARD http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0931472067/qid=1139674525/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-3607967-7950552?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 JOHN LINGENFELTER on modifying small-block chevy engines the lower three are mandatory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom'sZ Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 How about Carroll Smith's tune to win, engineered to win and drive to win series? These books cause you to think about car prep in a whole new way, excellent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 The Racing & High Performance Tire, Paul Haney, TV Motorsports and SAE, 2003. Despite the title this excellent book has a lot of useful and understandable suspension, handling and setup information. Plenty of illustrations help explain the text, really useful, very practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I have "The Metal Fabricators Handbook" that was first published in like 1985 and it has a lot of info on fabrication in terms of doing a car. they show doing a 1 piece front end on a race car over a wooden buck and all sorts of stuff. Including roll cages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Datsun camshafts & Valve Timing by Racer Brown this is a good read! (and its free!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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